Filing appliance.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, IQIZ.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMERSON B. MOSELEY, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO

THE McCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

1914,) OF ALLIANCE,

FILING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Original application led November 30, 1910, Serial No. 594,817. Dividedand this application led March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,898.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMERSON B. MosELEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful FilingAppliance, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

This invention relates to leaves or frames that are designed to bemounted in a suitable case to constitute a cabinet in which to filepapers of various kinds for future reference, more particularlyduplicate bill slips used in credit accounting systems,A the inventionhaving reference more particularly to supporting and connecting devicesfor the leaves or frames illustrated and described but not claimed in mypending application for Letters Patent, filed November 30, 1910, SerialNo. 594,817, of which this is a divisional application for LettersPatent.

The principal object of the inventionis to provide improved hingingdevices for leaves or frames of the above-mentioned character that willpermit the leaves to stand apart when overcrowded with papers or billslips, and at the same time permit the leaves to be in echelon orstepped relation one to another, when in normal upright position in thesupporting case, a further object being to provide improved constructionin filing appliances of the above-mentioned character that may becheaply produced and which shall be reliable, durable and economical inuse.

The invention consists in filing appliances comprising leaves or framesadapted to be suitably supported and provided with novel hingingconnections which permit the leaves to be stepped adjustably, and permitthat they also be freely operated when over crowded with papers; and theinvention consists also in the parts, and in the combinations andarrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described andclaimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a filingcabinet constructed substantially in accordance with the invention; Fig.2, a vertical section approximately on the line A A in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, avertical section approximately on the line B B in Fig. 1, with some ofthe leaves in prone position; Fig. 4, a fragmentary elevation of one ofthe filing leaves or frames; Fig. 5, a fragmentary section on anenlarged scale as at the plane of the line B B in Fig. 1, showing theleaves or frames in various positions; Fig. 6, a fragmentary sectionalso on the line B B with some of the leaves in prone position closetogether; Fi 7 a fragmentary section on the line C in Fig. 4; Fig. 8, afragmentary section on an enlarged scale, on the line D D in Fig. 1;Fig. 9, a fragmentary side elevation showing a number of leaves orframes connected together with slightly modified hinging devices; Fig.10, a perspective view of one of the hinges that are employed when it isdesired that the connected ends of the leaves shall lie or stand closetogether when not crowded apart by papers thereon, and Fig. 11, aperspective view of'one of the hinges which may be employed when it isdesired that the connected ends shall stand slightly apart at all times.

In the different figures of the drawings similar reference charactersindicate correspending elements or features of construction hereinreferred to and described.

A case in which the filing leaves or frames are suitably mounted mayvary as may be desired, a suitable case comprising a bottom 1,relatively high back 2 and sides 3 and 4 on the rearward portion of thebottom, relatively 'low sides 3 and 4 extending from the higher sidesand forward to a front 5 on the forward end of the bottom. A rail orshelf extends across between the lower portions of the higher sides at asuitable distance above the bottom 1, and a lid 7 is arranged upon theside portions 3 and 4. A pair of hook-like leaf supports 8 and 8 aremounted on the inner side of the back 2, each support having an upwardlyextending pro jection 9 on its forward portion whereby to retain therearmost one of the leaves when in the case, and a fastening button ordevice 10 is movably connected with the back 2, being preferablv mountedon a base-block 11, for holding the upper end of the rearmost leaf innormal position. A pair of upright guide-bars 12 and 12 are mountedtixedly in the case adjacent to the back 2 and side 3, and similarguide-bars 13 and 13 are mounted also in the case adjacent to the back 2and side 4, the guides being spaced a Suitable distance from the back. Apair of guides 14; and 111' provided with frame members 15 and 15' aredesigned to be supported in an inclined plane and have upwardlyextending acute angled arms 16 and 16 and downwardly extendingobtuse-angled arms 17 and 17 thereon provided with anti-friction rollers18 and 1S' which operate between the back 2 and the upright guide bars,The frame members are suitably secured to a cross-bar 19 which isnormally pressed upward by a pair of springs 2O and 20', or one spring,mounted on the bottom 1. A cross-head 21 is provided which extends fromone to the other of the guides lil and 14', one end of the cross-headhaving rollers 22, 22', in contact with one of the guides, the other endhaving similar rollers 23, 23', in contact with the other guide. A pairof pivot bearings 24h and 24:' are mounted on the cross-head and eachone has a slot 25 in its forward side to receive a pivot of the foremostleaf. A pair of guide sheaves 26 and 2G' are mounted above the rail 6,preferably on the sides 3 and l, and two guide sheaves 27 and 27' aremounted suitably near the rearward portion of the bottom 1, and twocords 23 and 28' extend over the guide sheaves and are connected to thecross-head and also to springs 29 and 29', respectively, which areprovided with hooks 30, 30', adapted to engage teeth 31, 31', with whichthe bottom 1 is provided for regulating the tension of the springs whichare adapted to normally pull the cross-head forward. The cross-head isstopped in its forward movement preferablyT by means of stop-pins 32,32', mounted on the sides 3 and 4: of the case.

A suitable number of bill holding leaves or frames are provided andsuitably assembled, there being illustrated a rear leaf 33, a front leaf33', and intermediate leaves 33", the normal lower end of each leafbeing suitably thickened by means of a hinge-bar 33". The lower end ofthe rear leaf has recesses 3l therein to receive the hook-like supports3 and 8', and the lower forward side of the front leaf is provided witha pair of pivots 35, 35', adapted to be placed in the slots or recesses25 of the pivot-bearings. The leaves are suitably provided as usual withbill-holding clamps 36, 36', or otherwise adapted to hold sheets ofpaper on the leaves; also as customary, the leaves proper are providedwith rubbing strips 37, 3T', which hold the leaves apart a desireddistance. The devices for connecting the leaves together may bevariously constructed in detail, and when it is desired that the leavesshall be permitted to lie close together the forward side of eachintermediate leaf and the rearmost leaf are provided with two pairs ofhinge plates 38 and 38', the pairs supporting hinge-pins 39 and 39' inthe plane of the forward side of the leaf at the lower end thereof, twolinks 40 and 40' being pivotally connected at one end to the hingepins,respectively. The rearside of the front leaf and intermediate leaves areprovided each with two pairs of hinge-plates 41, 41',

to which are connected hinOe-nins 42 1-2' #D .L 9 3 which are held onthe plane of the rear side of the leaf. The planes of the forward andrear sides of the leaves should be understood as referring to theforward and rear sides of the hinge-bars and rubbing strips whichdetermine the minimum amount of space occupied by each leaf. rEhehinge-pins 42 and .422' are situated at a suitable distance above thelower ends of the leaves and are connected to the links l0 and 110'. Thelinks being arranged between two hinge-plates permit the leaves to bemoved close together, it being understood that the hinge-plates are setin flush with the faces of the leaves. When it isdesired to so connect aplurality of leaves of pre-determined thickness, so that there shall besome space between the leaves to accommodate a relatively larger numberof sheets of paper, the hinges are constructed substantially as shown inFigs. 9 and 11 and connected to the leaves as illustraed in Fig. 9, eachhinge comprising a plate lf3 which is secured to the under side of theleaf and supports a hinge-pin 44 slightly beyond the plane of the frontof the leaf, a link 15 being connected to the pivotpin. The rear sidesof the leaves have hingeplates secured thereto which support hinge-pins47 slightly rearward of the plane of the leaf and connected to thelinlrs. The upper forward sides of the leaves are provided with indexingcharacters 118, 4S', as usual. y

rllhe numerals 419, 49', indicate packs of bill-slips secured to theleaves and being of unusually large quantities force the leaves apart toaccoi'nmodate them.

ln practical use papers or bill-slips requiring to be preserved insystematic order are placed on the leaves or frames and secured theretoby the spring clamps or such devices as may be provided. The set ofleaves being mounted in the case substantially as illustrated, when itis desired to gain access to any one of the leaves the desired leaf orone next in front of it with all the leaves forward thereof may be movedforward to prone position by hand, the indeXing on the leaves beingvisible to the operator. lllhen pulling the leaves forward the frontleaf forces the cross-head 21 rearward and downward as the leaf orleaves move forward pivotally thereon. The rearmost one of the leavesthat are being moved forward moves relatively to the adjacent normallypositioned leaf both pivotally and upward, since the leaves that arebeing moved forward are forced uprightly by means of the springs 20,20', acting through the cross-head and connections. It will be seen,therefore, that when the leaves are in prone position they are formed ina rectangular pack and closely excepting when some or all of them areforced apart by unusual quantities of papers filed thereon. When theleaves are lifted from prone position the action of the springs 29, 29',forces the cross-head forward so as to assist in returning the leaves tonormal position and then normally holds them uprightly.

Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A filing appliance including a plurality of recessed filing leaves,and folding devices extending into the recesses and connecting theleaves ytogether hingedly and also with a movement of separation eachwith respect to the adjacent one.

2. A ling appliance including a plurality of recessed filing leaves, andfoldable hinges connecting the leaves together and folding into therecesses, each hinge having two hinge-pins and a link connected thereto.

3. A ling appliance including a plurality of leaves, devices on theleaves for holding papers thereon, and hinging devices comprisinginterfolding plates between the leaves connecting each two adjacentleaves together and pivoted thereto at different distances from the endsthereof.

4l. A filing appliance including a plurality of recessed leaves,bill-holding devices on the leaves, and a plurality of hinges comprisingeach a link and two hinge-plates pivotally connected thereto, one of thehinge-plates being secured to one and the other to an adjacent one ofthe leaves in the recess thereof.

5. A filing appliance including a plurality of assembled upright filingleaves having each a hinge-pin on the lower forward portion thereof, theleaves having also a hinge-pin on the rear or opposite side above thelower end thereof, and a link connected pivotally to the two hinge-pinsof adjacent leaves.

6. A filing appliance including a plurality of uprightly collocatedbill-holding leaves, each leaf having a plurality of pairs ofhinge-plates on opposite facing sides thereof, and a plurality of links,each link pivotally connected to and between the two of a pair of thehinge-plates on one side of one leaf and also to and between the two ofa pair of the hinge-plates on the opposite side of an adjacent leaf.

7. In a filing appliance, the combination of a plurality of leavesarranged face to face and normally in upright position, the rearmost oneof the leaves having recesses in the lower end thereof, to receivesupporting devices, the foremost one of the leaves having supportingpivots on the forward portion of the lower end thereof, and linksconnecting the lower ends of the leaves together.

8. In a filing compliance, the combination of a plurality of leavesarranged face' to face and normally in upright position, each one of theleaves having pivots on the forward portion of the lower end thereof,the rearmost one of the leaves having recesses in the lower end thereofto receive supporting devices, each leaf excepting the rearmost onehaving pivots on the rearward side at a distance from the lower endthereof, and links'connected at one end to vthe pivots that are 011 therearward portion of the leaves and connected at their opposite end tothe pivots that are on the forward portion of adjacent leaves.

9. In a filing appliance, the combination with a plurality of filingframes normally arranged uprightly face to face, of a plurality of hingeplates, and a plurality of links, each link being pivotally connected atopposite ends respectively to two of the hinge plates, one hinge platebeing secured to one leaf and supporting the link that is connectedthereto at the lower end of the leaf, the remaining hinge plate beingsecured to an adjacent leaf and supporting the leaf at a point above thelower end thereof by means of the pivotal connection with the link.

10. In a filing appliance, the combination of a plurality of uprightlycollocated filing leaves, with means for supporting the rear one of theleaves, and a plurality of series of connections between the normallower portions of the leaves respectively, the connections includingdevices enabling the leaves to be moved forward pivotally to proneposition and in prone position toward or from adjacent leaves.

11. In a filing appliance, the combination of a plurality of uprightlycollocated filing leaves, with means for supporting the rear one of theleaves, and means for connecting the normal lower portions of the leavestogether, the connecting means including devices enabling the leaves tobe swingingly moved forward to prone position and each rearward to aposition of alinement with the next adjacent upper one of the leaves.

12. In a filing appliance, a plurality of collocated filing leavesprovided with foldable connecting devices for relative swinging movementof the leaves, each device being connected to adjacent sides of adjacentleaves at different distances from the ends thereof.

13. In a filing appliance, a plurality of collocated filing leavesprovided with foldable connecting devices for relative swinging movementof the leaves, each device being connected to one end of one of theleaves and also to the next adjacent one of the leaves at a distancefrom its corresponding end.

14. In a ling appliance, the combination with a plurality of uprightcollocated liling leaves, and means Jfor supporting the rear one of theleaves, of a plurality of conneotfv ing` devices for the leaves, eachdevice being connected to one ol the leaves for relative swingingmovement and connected also to the next adjacent one of the leaves forswing ing movement of the latter relative to the device the connectionsWith adjacent leaves Copies of this patent may be Vlomeing at dilerentdistances Jfrom the ends 10 thereof. ,Y

In testimony whereof, l affix my signa ture in presence of tvvoWitnesses, on the 13th day' of March, 1912.

' EMERSON B. MOSELY. Witnesses:

HENRY FRANCIS PoLLooK, GAIL A. BUTTER.

obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

